Vehicle 51253
Class 101
Builder: Met-Camm
Layout: Low-Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Engines: AEC 150 hp / Leyland 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30467
Diagram: 523
Allocations
| w/e 26/07/58 | New to | 62B (Dundee) | |
| 3w/e 30/04/66 | Transferred to | 66C (Hamilton) | |
| Aug-67 | Transferred to | 64H (Leith Central) | |
| Sep-67 | Transferred to | 66C (Hamilton) | |
| May-68 | Transferred to | 64H (Leith Central) | |
| 2w/e 30/04/72 | Transferred to | 62B (Dundee) | - Leith depot closed |
| May-73 | Depot code change | DE | |
| Jun-74 | Transferred to | ED (Eastfield) | |
| 4w/e 02/10/76 | Transferred to | DE (Dundee) | |
| 4w/e 27/11/76 | Transferred to | ED (Eastfield) | |
| Oct-79 | Transferred to | DE (Dundee) | |
| 05/10/81 | Transferred to | HA (Haymarket) | |
| 01/10/89 | Transferred to | NL (Neville Hill) PNLX | |
| p/e 10/11/90 | Transferred to | LO (Longsight) PLOX | |
| 14/01/92 | Transferred to | HA (Haymarket) PHAX | |
| 20/07/93 | Transferred to | CK (Corkerhill) RACK | |
| Jul-00 | Transferred to | LO (Longsight) HDLH |
Notes
30th March 2000 - Seen in Strathclyde orange & black livery
6th August 2000 - Seen at Polmadie in 8-car formation destined for Longsight depot hauled behind 37 219 + 37 109
Modifications
circa Oct-87 - Leyland engines fitted
Refurbished
At Glasgow Works dated 26/02/1982 released in blue/grey liveryDisposal
Scrapped by JT Landscapes, Caerwent
Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:
| 51253 | 56411 | As delivered to 62B - July 1958 | |||||||
| 51253 | 56401 | Transfer to 66C - 3w/e 30/04/66 | |||||||
| 51253 | 56411 | Transfer to 64H - Aug-67 | |||||||
| 51253 | 56411 | Transfer to 66C - Sep-67 | |||||||
| 51253 | 56411 | Noted 11/09/71 - at Edinburgh Waverley1 | |||||||
| 51253 | 56388 | Noted 29/07/1972 - at Edinburgh Waverley2 | |||||||
| 51253 | 59556 | 50159 | Noted 24/07/1973 - at Edinburgh Waverley3 | ||||||
| 51253 | 56400 | Noted 01/06/1974 - at Edinburgh 2 | |||||||
| 180 | 50254 | 59560 | 51253 | Noted 13/08/77 - at Haymarket, white and blue set4 | |||||
| 50254 | 59560 | 51253 | Noted 24/09/77 - on 1259 Dunblane-Edinburgh | ||||||
| 190 | 51253 | 59530 | 51531 | Listed at ED - mid-May-78 | |||||
| 51253 | 59552 | 51531 | Noted 07/04/79 - on Eastfield depot1 | ||||||
| 51253 | 59552 | 51531 | Noted 12/08/79 - in Edinburgh Waverley | ||||||
| 51253 | 59045 | 50160 | Noted 29/09/80 - on 07.49 Edinburgh – Dunblane5 | ||||||
| 324 | 51253 | 59304 | 50746 | Listed at DE - 01/02/81 | |||||
| 101324 | 51253 | 59304 | 50746 | Listed at HA - 13/06/82 | |||||
| 101324 | 51253 | 59553 | 53269 | Listed at HA - 17/06/84 | |||||
| 101324 | 51253 | 59304 | 53746 | Listed at HA - 25/03/85 | |||||
| 101324 | 51253 | 59566 | 53176 | Noted circa 10/19856 | |||||
| 101324 | 51253 | 59061 | 53264 | Noted circa 02/19866 | |||||
| 101324 | 51253 | 59304 | 53746 | Listed at Haymarket - Summer 1986 | |||||
| 101324 | 51253 | 59061 | 53264 | Noted 18th June 1986 | |||||
| 324 | 51253 | 59061 | 53264 | Listed at Haymarket - August 1986 | |||||
| 324 | 51253 | 59047 | 53264 | Formation change - p/e 17/09/86 | |||||
| 101324 | 51253 | 59112 | 53245 | Noted 08/11/19866 | |||||
| 101324 | 51253 | 59304 | 53746 | Listed at HA - 23/03/87 | |||||
| 101324 | 51253 | 59525 | 53269 | Noted 28/03/19876 | |||||
| 101324 | 51253 | 59061 | 53746 | Noted 04/05/19876 | |||||
| 101324 | 51253 | 59304 | 53746 | Listed at HA - Jan-88 | |||||
| 101324 | 51253 | 59304 | 53746 | Noted circa 05/19886 | |||||
| 101324 | 51253 | 59304 | 53746 | Listed at HA - circa August 1988 | |||||
| CH353 | 53291 | 59388 | 51253 | Noted 27/12/90 - at Crewe4 | |||||
| 51177 | 59390 | 51253 | Noted 23/04/91 - at Chester4 | ||||||
| LO357 | 51253 | 59390 | 51177 | Noted circa 05/19916 | |||||
| LO357 | 51177 | 59390 | 51253 | Listed at LO - Jul-91 | |||||
| LO605 | 51253 | 53171 | Noted 14/07/91 - on 18:25 Llandudno to Chester with LO603 53243 + 51228 | ||||||
| 101691 | 51253 | 59536 | 53171 | Listed at HA - 02/07/92 | |||||
| 101691 | 51253 | 59536 | 53171 | Listed at HA - 24/09/92 | |||||
| 101691 | 51253 | 59536 | 53171 | Listed at HA - November 1992 | |||||
| 101691 | 51253 | 59536 | 53171 | Listed at HA - 10/12/92 | |||||
| 101691 | 51253 | 53171 | Listed at CK - November 1993 | ||||||
| 101691 | 51253 | 53171 | Noted circa 12/19956 | ||||||
| 51253 | 53171 | Noted 20th November 1999 | |||||||
| 51253 | 53171 | Noted 30th March 2000 | |||||||
| 51253 | 53171 | Noted 13th April 2000 | |||||||
| 51253 | 53171 | Noted 3rd May 2000 | |||||||
| 51253 | 53171 | Noted 10th June 2000 | |||||||
| 101691 | 51253 | 53171 | Noted 23rd June 2000 | ||||||
| 101691 | 51253 | 53171 | Transfer to LO - Jul-00 |
Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Peter Wallwork
3: Jeremy Goodyear
4: Gerald Brown
5: Phil Shatford
6: Eddie Knorn
Images:
18th June 1979
A Class 101 DMU departs from Glasgow Queen Street on Monday 18 June 1979. Passing 40 101 is DMBS SC51253, it is in blue / grey livery but would not be refurbished until 1982. It has Edinburgh Waverley on the destination blind, so this is likely a stopping service via Falkirk Grahamston. David Russon.
18th June 1979
Two Class 101 triples arrive into Edinburgh Waverley on Monday 18 June 1979. The two blue/grey vehicles are SC51253 + SC59552, their partner is presumably 51531. This is possibly a stopping service from Glasgow Queen Street. David Russon.
12th August 1979
51253 + 59552 (both in blue/grey) + 51531 (still in plain blue) enter Edinburgh Waverley station on the 12th August 1979. Jerry Glover.
Unknown date
Set number: 101324
101324 (presumably 51253 + 59304 + 53746) in the late 1980s. Andrew McConnell.
1985
Set number: 101324
Met-Camm set 101324 (presumably 51253 closest) passes through Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh during 1985. Walter Burt.
1st August 1985
Set number: 101324
101324 arriving at Stirling on August 1st, 1985, with a Glasgow train - while 101330 looks to be in trouble on the bay track - the crew are out investigating. David Christie.
September 1986
Set number: 101324
Set 101 324 in Glasgow Queen Street in September 1986. First two vehicles are 51253 and 59047. Andrew McConnell.
July 1988
Set number: 101324
DMU approaching Dalmeny. Met Camm triple 101324 (51253 + 59304 + 53746) approach Dalmeny in July 1988 with a service for Fife. The line from Winchburgh Junction is seen trailing in on the right under the A90 road bridge. Murray Liston.
2nd March 1989
A view unavailable today, seen from Class 101 No 51253 crossing the Forth Bridge with the 1050 Edinburgh to Kirkcaldy on 2 March 1989. Keith Long.
15th July 1989
Set number: 101324
On July 15th 1989 3-car Metro-Cammell class 101 DMU set no.101 324 (51253+59304+53746) is seen crossing St.Leonards Junction at Perth with train 1L31 the 16.03 Glasgow Queen Street to Arbroath. This train had been a class 47 diagram until the start of the 1989 summer timetable on the 15th May 1989 but had subsequently swapped to a long distance DMU working. Adrian Nicholls.
2nd August 1990
Set number: CH357
Set CH357 (51253 with presumaly 59390 + 51177) passing Earles sidings. 02.08.90 Nicholas Youngman Collection.
8th March 1991
Set number: LO357
Two Class 101/108 hybrid sets in Manchester Piccadilly on March 8, 1991. The power cars in set LO357 are 51253 and 51177, the centre car is presumably 59390. John Carter.
17th May 1991
Set number: LO357
Class 101 LO357 51253 at Manchester Piccadilly on May 17th, 1991. Nicholas Youngman.
10th September 1992
Set number: 101691
101691 (51253 + 59536 + 53171) in Inverkeithing station on 10 September 1992. Dumfries is displayed on the blind - Edinburgh Waverley is a more probable destination. Stuart Mackay Collection.
11th September 1992
Set number: 101691
101691 (51253 + 59536 + 53171) departs northbound from Dalmeny station on 11 September 1992. Perth is on the destination blind. Stuart Mackay Collection.
22nd October 1993
Set number: 101691
101691 (51253 + 53171) arrives at Whifflet with the 15:43 Glasgow Central - Whifflet service on October 22, 1993. Hamish Stevenson.
25th February 1995
Set number: 101691
Unit 101 691, with 51253 leading 53171, leaves Glasgow Central on the 12.13 to Whifflet, on 25/2/95. Leonard Rogers.
28th April 1999
Set number: 101691
101691 (51253 & 53171) at Mount Vernon on 28th April 1999. Ian Buck.
26th May 1999
Set number: 101691
101691 (51253 + 53171) arriving at Crookston on the Paisley Canal branch, May 26, 1999. Ian Buck.
5th January 2000
Set number: 101691
101691 (51253 + 53171) in Glasgow Central on January 5, 2000. Nigel Walls.
18th May 2000
Set number: 101691
101 691 waiting to leave Glasgow Central with a Whifflet service, 18 May 2000. Behind is 101 692. Stuart Mackay.
16th November 2000
Set number: 101691
Met-Camm set 101691 (51253 + 53171) in Manchester Piccadilly on November 16, 2000. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Unknown date
Set number: 101691
51253 (101691) has just come off the Bredbury line approaching Romiley, just one stop short of its destination, Marple. Chris Moxon.
Unknown date
Set number: 101691
51253 (101691) standing at Alderley Edge prior to returning to Manchester Piccadilly. For those of us sad enough to be combing over the 101 fleet towards the end of their operations, this working was a bit special as the (electrified) line out to Wilmslow from Manchester didn't have many 101 services. Chris Moxon.
Unknown date
Set number: 101691
101691 (51253 + 53171) at Romiley with a Manchester service. Date unknown. Steve Davies Collection.
4th January 2004
Set number: 101691
51253 from 101691 being stripped of parts by preservationists at Caerwent on 4th January 2004. Peter Wreford.
The vehicle is mentioned in the following images:
Date: 18th June 1979
A Class 101 DMU departs from Glasgow Queen Street on Monday 18 June 1979, visible are SC59552 and SC51253. Edinburgh Waverley was on the destination blind but there is no signs of any passengers. David Russon.
Date: 29th March 1986
Set number: 101324
101324 stands at Stirling formed DMS 53245 (nearest) with TBS 59112 and DMBS 51253 (curiously containing two brake vans!) on 29/Mar/1986. I could not find any record of 53245 listed in 101324 in contemporary set lists although 51253 was, so maintenance requirements or failures might have caused reformations, which might also account for the two brake vans in the set. Another three car set listed had no brake van at all so both may have been temporary formations. Robert Chilton.
Date: circa 1987
Set number: 101324
Class 101 set 101324 (53746 and presumably 59304 + 51253) in the sidings at Haymarket depot circa 1987. S Saunders.
Date: 9th April 1988
Set number: 101324
Set 101 324 (53746/59303/51253) comes off the Forth Bridge and into North Queensferry station, forming the 16.00 Edinburgh - Cowdenbeath, on 9/4/88. Leonard Rogers.
Date: 20th June 1988
Set number: 101324
101324 (presumably 53746 + 59304 + 51253) is seen at Croy with the 14.37 Glasgow Queen Street - Dunblane train on 20-06-1988. Gordon Thomson.
Date: 16th September 1989
Set number: 101324
A westbound class 101 on an empty stock working is seen at Peffermill on the Edinburgh "Sub" around 15.30 on 16/9/89. The unit is probably 101 324, formed of 51253, 59304 and 53746. At this time the south tunnel at Haymarket was closed for electrification works and trains were being diverted over the "Sub" (formally The Edinburgh Suburban and South Side Junction Railway!). Leonard Rogers.
Date: 8th March 1991
Set number: LO357
Set LO357 comprises two Met-Camm DMBSs and a Class 108 centre car when seen at Manchester Piccadilly on March 8, 1991. Closest is 51177, presumably with 59390 + 51253. John Carter.
Date: 29th May 1991
Set number: LO357
Set LO357 with Met Cam power cars and a Derby (class 108) trailer (presumably 51177 + 59390 + 51253) approaching Plumley West signalbox on the Mid Cheshire line. Jonathan Watson.
Date: 14th July 1991
Set number: LO603
LO603 53243 + 51228 + LO605 53171 + 51253 on the 18:25 Llandudno to Chester at Old Colwyn, 14-7-91. Kevin Dowd.
Date: 22nd October 1993
Set number: 101691
101691 (53171 + 51253) head out of Whifflet station ECS to Mossend after terminating with the 15:43 from Glasgow Central. From Mossend it will return to form a Whifflet - Glasgow Central service. October 22, 1993. Hamish Stevenson.
Date: 12th April 1994
Set number: 101691
101691 (53171 + 51253) with the 14:38 Glasgow Central - Paisley Canal departing from Dumbreck on April 12, 1994. Hamish Stevenson.
Date: 31st January 1995
Set number: 101691
It seemed that whenever I visited Glasgow the sun never shone but what do you expect in January! This shot at Paisley Canal of 101691 (53171 + 51253) was the first time that I had used this line. January 31, 1995. Ian Buck.
Date: 9th August 1997
Set number: 101691
101691 (53171 & 51253) in Glasgow Central with the 09:37 service to Barrhead on August 9th, 1997. Stuart Mackay.
Date: 9th August 1997
Set number: 101691
101691 (53171 & 51253) heads out of Glasgow Central with the 09:37 service to Barrhead on August 9th, 1997 Stuart Mackay.
Date: 2nd February 1999
Set number: 101691
At Whifflet 101691 (53171 & 51253) on 2nd February 1999. Ian Buck.
Date: 24th May 1999
On 24th May 1999 101691 (53171 & 51253) at Glasgow Central. Ian Buck.
Date: 13th September 1999
Set number: 101691
101691 (53171 & 51253) arriving at Barrhead on 13th September 1999. Ian Buck.
Date: 13th September 1999
Set number: 101691
101691 (53171 & 51253) at Barrhead on 13th September 1999. Ian Buck.
Date: 5th January 2000
Set number: 101691
101691 (53171 + 51253) at Hawkhead with a Paisley Canal - Glasgow Central service on January 5, 2000. Nigel Walls.
Date: 12th July 2000
Set number: 101691
DMS 53171 leads unit 101 691 - the other car is 51253 - into Glasgow Central, forming the 11.01 from Paisley Canal on 12/7/00. Leonard Rogers.
Date: 16th September 2000
Set number: 101691
101691 (53171 + 51253) arrives into Romiley on 16-9-00 with a Manchester Piccadilly - New Mills service. Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: unknown
Set number: 101691
101691 (53171 + 51253) at Stockport with a Stalybridge service. Date unknown. Dave Root.
Date: February 2001
Set number: 101681
An almost perfect line up of class 101s at Longsight depot in February 2001 only spoilt by the class 156. From left to right: unknown; 101676 (51205); 156 469; 101691 (51253); and 101681 (51506). Ian Buck.
Date: 12th May 2001
Set number: 101685
101685 (53160 + 53164) and 101691 (51253 + 53171) waiting to leave Manchester Piccadilly ECS to Longsight. 21:10 on the 12th May 2001, 685 had arrived on the 20:30 from New Mills. Paul Moxon.
Date: 13th May 2001
Set number: 101693
The Branch Line Society 'Castleton and One' tour at Hadfield on 13 May 2001. 101693 (53266 + 51192) is closest, the formation also included 101691 (51253 + 53171). Stuart Mackay Collection.
Date: 29th September 2001
Set number: 101691
Still carrying Strathclyde PTE livery and branding, First North Western two-car Class 101 101691 formed of cars 53171 & 51253 was departing from Romiley with the 14.25 Manchester Piccadilly to Marple service on September 29th 2001. The routes from Piccadilly to New Mills Central, Marple and Rose Hill Marple became the last regular stamping-ground for the Longsight allocated Class 101 fleet until they were withdrawn in 2003. Martyn Hilbert.
Date: 23rd October 2001
Set number: 101691
Class 101 DMS 53171, set number 101 691 with 51253, is seen in full Strathclyde PTE livery at Manchester Piccadilly on 23.10.2001. Andy Cole.
Date: 27th October 2003
Set number: 101691
Withdrawn Class 101 DMU cars at Longsight, 53171 centre, 51253 possibly to the left 27-10-03. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.
Date: 27th October 2003
Set number: 101658
Withdrawn Class 101 DMUs at Longsight on 27-10-03, right to left are 54091, 53171, and (possibly) 51253. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.